The Wanderer

The exciting exploration of Boone's promised land, Kentucky, how Daniel Boone became a living legend, the Indian attack on Boone's teenage son and others, the purchase of scalps of American settlers by the British, other atrocities of the Crown, and many other true historic events regarding the settlement of Kentucky are told in a lively style by the Vital Literary Prize laureate, Eugene Goss. Two of the most interesting stories include how Kentucky was almost named Transylvania; and, the strength and bravery of Daniel's wife, Rebecca Bryan Boone, perhaps one of America's most endearing pioneer women who raised a large family of nine children with a largely absentee husband. The most eclectic collection of verified Daniel Boone adventures in Kentucky since John Filson's original was published in 1784. Some historians think the cabin shown on the cover is typical of frontier homes o the era of Daniel Boone (1734-1820). The book's title spells the name of the state the way the people of Boone's era spelled it.